Ohio flu cases are low, but concerns of a twin-demic remain
and last updated 2020-12-11 06:56:29-05
CLEVELAND â We re now 10 weeks into the flu season and only 27 Ohioans have gotten the virus, according to the Ohio Department of Health. This yearâs numbers are down 84% compared this time last year.
In Cuyahoga County, there havenât been any flu-related hospitalizations and less than 4% of emergency room visits were linked to the flu.
Doctors say in countries within the southern hemisphere, flu cases were low during its winter months this year, which has helped keep ours down too.
But we aren t off the hook yet.
See how Northeast Ohio public schools changed learning models throughout fall semester (maps) Emily Bamforth and Rich Exner, cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio Trends for Northeast Ohio school learning models through the fall semester mimicked what was happening statewide, creeping toward a hybrid or in-person model at the beginning, then backing off when coronavirus cases started to surge.
Schools so far have not shown to be super-spreaders of the coronavirus in early observations. But schools need to respond to how the virus is spreading in the community, as that might affect how cases rise in buildings.
Districts can flip-flop every couple of weeks, depending on how spread and labor issues affect buildings. But snapshots each month from the Ohio Department of Education show that schools stayed somewhat consistent until a recent new surge in cases caused concern.
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If sampling from two Northeast Ohio wastewater treatment plants serves as a predictor, the region may be on the cusp of another surge in COVID-19 cases.